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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1590s, from French esplanade (“clear, level space”), from Spanish esplanada (explanada), form of esplanar (“to flatten, to make level”), from Latin explānāre, from which English explain; see also plain (“level area, to flatten”), and Italian spianata, from spianare.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˌɛspləˈnɑːd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛspləˌneɪd/, /ˈɛspləˌnɑd/
- Rhymes: -eɪd, -ɑːd
Noun[edit]
esplanade (plural esplanades)
- A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
- The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the parapet of the covered way toward the country.
- A grass plat; a lawn.
- Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives; especially, a terrace by the seaside.
- (Texas) Grassy strips between two divided highway lanes; a traffic island.
Synonyms[edit]
- (public walk): promenade
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “esplanade”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French esplanade.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aːdə
Noun[edit]
esplanade c (singular definite esplanaden, plural indefinite esplanader)
Declension[edit]
Declension of esplanade
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | esplanade | esplanaden | esplanader | esplanaderne |
genitive | esplanades | esplanadens | esplanaders | esplanadernes |
References[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
esplanade f (plural esplanades)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “esplanade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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